{"filing":{"accession_number":"0001193125-26-299696","cik":"0001175535","ticker":"WSR","company_name":"Whitestone REIT","form":"8-K","filing_date":"2026-07-09","report_date":null,"primary_document":"d323508d8k.htm","primary_document_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1175535/000119312526299696/d323508d8k.htm"},"events":[{"id":16838,"run_id":15065,"accession_number":"0001193125-26-299696","anchor_item_number":"5.07","event_type":"shareholder_vote_results","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.97,"summary":"Whitestone REIT shareholders voted on and approved an all-cash acquisition by Ares Real Estate funds at $19.00 per share (approximately $1.7 billion transaction) at a special meeting held on July 9, 2026. The merger proposal received 37,039,161 votes in favor versus 116,016 against and 86,516 abstentions; an advisory say-on-pay proposal failed to achieve majority support. 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